Blenheim Gate 22-24 Upper Marlborough Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3UU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
2x (T1, T2) hornbeams fell due to proximty to building and unsuitable tree for its potential size for the location. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 6
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 26 days from validation, 17 days faster than St Albans's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 1% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 31 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 323547PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 15190677
- Comments by
- 23 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #285 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).
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